The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-03
COMMENT AND OPINION.

THE labor struggle is still working out great
results. Seventeen thousand striking working
men in Chicago have succeeded in losing one
million dollars in wages.-Phlladelphia North
American.
WE cordially call the attention of the Inter-
stateco commerce Commissioners to the operations
of the Standard Oil monopoly. But perhaps this
affair is bigger than the commissioners Atlanta
Constitution.
THE Democratic organs object to John Sher-
man as presidential candidate on the score OF
his colduess. The prospect of his being nomi-
hated by tine Republicans makes the Democrats
chilly Milwaukee Sentinel.
AMERICAN statesmen are beginning to take
sides the prohibition question. The wisest
ones are in favor of protecting the home. while
the practical politicians" stand by the saloons.
Western Christian Advocate.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS AYERS that he is not
an advocate of the Democratic party. AS long
as he supports the Democratic candidates. how
ever. the Democratic party will be well enough
satisfied with him. -Chicago Journal
THE Republicans are identifying themselves
with high license all along the line and the
degree of restriction and regulation put upon
the liquor traffic through high license will be
infalliBle index of the politics of the State
Philadelphia Press.
OUR farmer friends over in Canada are speak
ing out in favor of removing all trade restric-
tons between the Dominion and the United
States. The English manufacturers would like
to remove all trade restrictions between England
and the United States. The United States will
not be in a hurry about it -Detroit Tribune.
Ex-PREsIDENT ANDREW d. WHITE. of Cornell,
declares that in the next presidential campaign
the Republican party should send it's strongest
and ablest men into the South to present the ad-
vantages of a protective tariff and is confident
that the people of the South are ripe for dis
cussion of the question and ready for q change
of front.-Boston Journal
IT would have been a shame to have sent the
eighty four Irish emigrants back to Ireland.
There is plenty of room for them on this CONT
nent The characteristics which make them OBJ
noxious tenants graspng landlords on the
other side of the water will make them stout de-
Tenders of the soifthey may become owners of
in America Philadelphia Record
NEITHER they who the blue nor they
who wore the gray have aught to retract or sur
render Decoration day means only that with
OUT questioning each others motives the
federals and the confederates join in hon
orue the constancy, the vaor, the unselfshness
of the American soldier. whether he fought with
Grant aud Sherman followed the banners of
Jackson and Lee-Charleston News and Cou-
rier.
THE case of the assisted emigrants the
Scandinavia was decided rightly-by sending
back the helpless paupers and landing the able
public charge There can be no objection TO the
reception of any number OF such additions to
the population-healthy, honest, industrious
men and women-and it does not matter who
has helped them to get ere.-Phiiadelphia
Times.
OF course it is easy to say this speech lSher-
man'sl is bid for the presidency Well. sup
pose it is-and that the Tennessee speech was
one also. Take the two speeches. that of Nash
vile and that of Springfield and they are the
hemispheres of the roundabout policy OF